Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-11
LARGE CONGREGATIONS AT ALL OF THE
CHURCHES DURING THE DAY.
Appropriate Sermons and Especial Musical Pro-
Gammss-Fins Weather and
Joyous Day.

only point that could be found fault "lth'
but even that was not at all disagreeable.
Not long after the sun peeped over the
Eastern hills humanity was astir, COM
mencing preparations for the proper enjoy
ment and celebration of the season, and
those churches which held early morning
services were we'll filled with wOrshippers,
while at the regular 1920 o'clock services
almost every one was crowded. Inc
ladies generally appeared in their
new spring costumes and looked as lovely
as the day, while here and there gentle
man could be seen attired in a new spring
suit. The sermons and musical programmes
Mt all the houses of worship were appro-
pirate TO the occasion. 1t will be useless
to attempt to give more than brief men
ton Of the services at the various churehes.
ENGLISH LUTHERAN.
At this church the day was spent in an
exceedingly joyous manner, as many
things tended to make it q most memOra-
BILE occasion. The church has recently
been handsomely fixed up, the Sunday
School room being repapered and re-
painted, while the church has been newly
carpeted and new organ added. Yester-
day was sort of an opening day, aud
it certainly was very creditable one.
The morning services comprised Faster
music, baptism OF children, receiving
members into the church and holy COM
munion. There were twenty accessiOns
to the membership, n number Of children
were baptised and the communion largely
attended. In the evening the pastor, Rev.
f. fl. DOrnblaser, preached a fine sermon
from Peter j., 1-3, Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
according to His abundant mercy hath
bepotten us again into q lively hope" In
the afternoon the Sunday School exercises
were also very interesting and appropriate
to the day. The altar in the church was
handsomely decked with flowers.
AT ST. LUKE's,
on the Island, services were held morning
and evening, Rev. J. G. CAN'T, the rector,
delivering two eloquent sermons while the
elaborate musical programmes arranged
were rendered in an excellent manner.
The attendance was very large and JOY
pers It the coy little church, the interior
of which was prettily decorated.
AT ST. MATTHEW'S.
The services at st. Matthew's were par
ticularly impressive and beautiful. The
Easter music was exceptionally fine and
the chOir's execution of the several mum
beers was above the standard. Miss Mary
Wilde, the Organist seemed to make the
aCcompanimentS sweeteT and richer than
ever. The sermon was predlcated on En-
odus H., II, very appropriate text, which
the rector discussed with unusual vitality.
The lack of religious love and life IN the
congregations of to-day were cOnspcuOusly
and ably emphasized, aud caused marked
and well deserved attention. The elaborate
floral decorations were especially noticeable
and beautiful They consisted OF crosses,
stars. bouquets and banks, made up OF
carnations, lilies, geraniums and other
choice flowers, and bedecked the chancel,
lectern, pulpit and windows in such pro-
fusion ms to make the delicate and refresh
ing fragrance very perceptible to the large
congregation.
AT THE DISCIPLES.
Rev. n. l.. Atwood, of the Disciples
Church, delivered two interesting dis
courses yesterday, the topic in the morning
being, "The sabbath" The object of this
discourse was to show that the command
to keep the seventh, or Sabbath, day holy,
was given to the children OF Israel and to
them only, and, Of course, cannot be bind
ing on any other people He could not see
why there should he so much disputing
over this question at this day when we
| find that all the commands in the Old
| Testament with regard to the keeping of
| the Sabbath were addressed to the children
of Israel rs 4 nation. II the breaking of
| the Sabbath or seventh day was punished
| by stoning to death. the penalty should be
the same now. We read that the Jews
| tried to have Christ put to death for an al
legged breaking OF the Sabbath, but He re-
piled that the Sabbath was made for man,
and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore,
| the son of man is Lord also of the Sab
| bath"
The discourse was continued in the even
| ing under the title of 1.-The Lords Day"
when il was shown that the first day of
| the week was kept in COmmemOratiOn Of
the resurrection of our Saviour and should
| he observed with that object in view. lie
did not think it right TO set only one day
in the year apart for this purpose, but that
it should be commemOrated by all Chris
| tians ffty-two times in the year. He con-
| tended that the Holy Word discOunten-
anced the keeping of 'timeS and seasons"
and said that the death and resurrection of
our Saviour should constantly he kept
| in the minds of all Christians The dis
courses were very able and logical through
ont, and in every point an appeal was
made to the scriptures as to the proofs of
the assertions made.
The musical programme rs printed in
the REGISTER was well rendered through
out, and the services were very interest
ing.
AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Both the morning and evening services
at this church were largely attended; 80
largely, in fact, in the morning that it was
found necessary to place chairs in the
aisleS to accommodate the people Rev.
| II. A. Cunningham, ID. ID. delivered two very
! learned and appropriate discourSes, while
the Easter music rendered by the Choir
was beautiful.
At THE SECOND.
At the Second Presbyterian Church the
services were equally interesting and the
attendance about As large. Rev. w. II.
Cooke, ID, preached fOrcible and deep
~ interesting sermons, which were atten-
lively listened to. The music was especi-
ally fine and was highly enjoyed. At the
Third Church also the same order of things
prevailed.
AT THE CATHEDRAL
st. JoSeph's was well filled at each ser
| VIA yesterday. and the usual elaborate